ISEE Upper Level VOCABULARY LIST

abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you Abate - become less in amount or intensity abbreviate - shorten abduct - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom abdicate - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations abet - assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing abide - put up with something or somebody unpleasant abridge - to shorten absolve - let off the hook absurd - inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense **abundant - present in great quantity accelerate - move faster **acclaim - enthusiastic approval acclimate - adjust to climate or environment; adapt accuse - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against